Chris Hudson - Heartland Music Educator, Collaborator and Mentor

This episode of the Tasty Brew Music podcast is a wide-ranging conversation with the very talented Chis Hudson recently tapped as the Heartland Song Network’s November 2020 Artist of the Month. Chris is a singer, songwriter and composer, with a passion for various forms of American folk music and finger style guitar. Involved with Heartland groups Gullywasher, The Bard Owls and The Multiverse. Chris has released full length CD recordings that include experimenting with new forms, instruments, electronic synth, music genres and experimental video soundscapes.

Chris received his Bachelor of Music in 1996 from the University of Missouri Conservatory of Music. He has given solo performances in various concert series through the Kansas City Guitar Society including the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, the Downtown Library Series and Guitars in the Garden at Loose Park. As a gifted and compassionate instructor and performer for over 25 years, Chris has a reputation for being a great source for music instruction in all styles. He is a laid-back, comfortable and very approachable person.

Chris has been a teacher with Kansas City Missouri Young Audiences since 2004, working at the Community School of the Arts. In 2007, Chris received the Kansas City Young Audiences Lighton Prize for Teaching Artist Excellence for his work with children, inspiring their love of guitar and musical collaboration in the Garage Band classes. He believes in giving back to the community what he has learned as a working musician and teacher, and performs regularly at various fundraisers for KCYA and the Community School of the Arts, encouraging volunteerism, community involvement, and funding for student scholarships for families with low incomes. Chris performs during the school year in local Kansas elementary schools for Arts Partners with the Kansas Settlers Band teaching Kansas Cultural History to 4th graders.

Chris even became the interviewer toward the end of this conversation asking me my musical background and my process for putting together my Tasty Brew Music Radio Show. Enjoy my conversation with educator, collaborator and musical mentor…Chris Hudson.